PolitiFact: How does 50-50 split on new arena compare to other such deals?

Tim Sheehy, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, says a 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new arena proposed for the Bucks would "be much better — in terms of the portion of the public financing — than most of the other arena projects done around the country."

Our analysis examines how much taxpayers have contributed to the 15 National Basketball Association arenas built since 1999.

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Tom Kertscher is a PolitiFact Wisconsin reporter. He covered the Steven Avery case, which is featured in "Making A Murderer," and has authored two sports books: "Cracked Sidewalks and French Pastry: The Wit and Wisdom of Al McGuire" and "Brett Favre: A Packer Fan's Tribute."